Bradford Travel Information
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 Bradford has an excellent network of road and
rail links, including its own motorway spur, the M606. Leeds
Bradford International Airport has links to British and European
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TRAVELLINE at www.traveline.info |
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Bradford - Travel by coach -
If you'd like to speak to someone about your journey you can
ring Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. The Bradford District is readily
accessible by national and local bus and coach services. Metro
operates 22 bus stations including Bradford Interchange, Bridge
Street, Bradford, BD1 1JY. |
www.stagecoachbus.com
arriva.co.uk/yorkshire
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Bradford
- Travel by train - Most services are
provided by Northern Rail, with a few long-distance services
from GNER. Bradford has two central train stations; Bradford
Interchange and Bradford Forster Square. National Express East Coast runs
fast, frequent passenger train services on the East Coast Main
Line between London King’s Cross, the East Midlands, Yorkshire,
the North East of England and Scotland. Customer Relations Tel:
08457 225 333. nationalexpresseastcoast.com |
Northern Rail. Main regions: North West, North East, Yorkshire
and Humberside. Tel: 0845 00 00 125. www.northernrail.org |
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www.nationalrail.co.uk |
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Bradford
- Travel by road - Bradford is about 4
miles north of Junction 26 of the M 62 Motorway. The M 62 Motorway
takes traffic accross the Pennines from Liverpool to Hull. Bradford is
about 70 miles from Liverpool and 70 miles from Hull. |
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Bradford - Travel by road -
Bradford is served well by motorways and other main roads, including
the city's own motorway, the M606. This provides links with the
M1, A1 and M6 via the M62. |
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Leeds Bradford
International Airport, Leeds, LS19 7TU. Tel: +44 (0) 113 250
9696. The airport is signposted on all
major roads over a wide area, including the M1 and M62 motorways
and the Yorkshire section of the A1. Duty and Tax Free Shop.
WH Smith. Superdrug. Child's Play Area. Car Hire. Leeds Bradford
airport is about 7 miles from Bradford. |
www.lbia.co.uk |
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Bradford
- Car Hire - Bradford has all the major
car hire companies to choose from. |
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Bradford
- Cycle Hire - GUIDED TOURS & Mountain
bike Hire. Tel: 01274 642598. |
cycleyorkshire.co.uk |
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Bradford
- Ferries - P and O Ferries have routes
from Dublin to Liverpool (Liverpool is about 70 miles from Bradford)
and Hull to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge (Hull is also about 70 miles
from Bradford). Tel: 08705 980 333 |
www.poferries.com |
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Bradford
- Tram - Bradford's horse-drawn tram system
was begun in 1882 followed soon after by steam-driven trams in
1883, then electric trams in 1898. The first trolleybus service
opened in Bradford in 1911 and ran until 1972. |
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Bradford is about 11 miles from Leeds, 40 miles
from Manchester and 200 miles from both London and Glasgow. |
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Airport indicated is Leeds/Bradford.
Bradford is about 4 miles north of Junction 26 of
the M 62 Motorway.
Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is a station in Bradford.
- National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford,
West Yorkshire Tel: 01274 202030. nmpft.org.uk.
- The Piece Hall, Halifax
HX1 1RE Tel: 01422 321002.
- Eureka! The Museum for Children, Discovery Road, Halifax Tel:
01422 330012. eureka.org.uk.
- XSCAPE CASTLEFORD (Located
at J32 off M62), Xscape Ltd, Colorado Way, Glasshoughton, Castleford
WF10 4TA. xscape.co.uk.
- The Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth, Keighley BD22 8DR Tel:
01535 642323
- Leeds City Art Gallery,
The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA Tel. 0113 247 8248.